Led by the Lord (Deuteronomy 31:8)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In this episode of Pray the Word on Deuteronomy 31:8, David Platt reminds us that God goes before us in whatever we might face. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.
0:06.7	Deuteronomy chapter 31, verse 8.
0:09.6	It is the Lord who goes before you.
0:12.4	He will be with you.
0:14.1	He will not leave you or forsake you.
0:16.8	Do not fear or be dismayed.
0:19.8	Oh, I love this verse, this promise from God to his people, especially the first part of it.
0:27.4	I mean, it's all awesome.
0:29.9	But the very beginning of verse 8, where we read, it is the Lord who goes before you. I want you to think about that. Whatever you're
0:41.1	walking through right now in your life, God has gone before you, meaning he knew this was coming.
0:49.2	You didn't know this was coming, but he knew this was coming and not just knew, but he goes before you in the
0:56.4	sense of preparing provision for you in this moment. I just think about people I know and love
1:03.5	or walking through hard days. And I think about this verse and I think, oh, praise God, that he's gone
1:10.0	before them, that he has prepared in advance,
1:14.6	the mercy, the strength, the help they need. And this is for you. The Lord goes before you. And
1:22.2	think about the encouragement this brings as you look at the next day or week or month or year or however long into the
1:30.3	future in your life to know that there is nothing you will face ever that God has not gone
1:37.2	before you in. And then that leads to the rest of this verse. And he will be with you when you get there.
1:43.6	He will not leave you. He will not forsake. He'll be right there with you in the middle of it. So don't be afraid and don't be dismayed when you think about the present, what you're walking through right now, because the Lord has gone before you. He's with you right now and he's going to lead you through. And don't be afraid or dismayed when you think about the future because he's already gone before you in that too and he's going to lead you through and don't be afraid or dismayed when you think
2:01.0	about the future because he's already gone before you in that too and he will be with you when
2:05.5	you get there and he will provide everything you need he's gone before you he's with you and he
2:13.5	will lead you through oh god we praise you for this promise that you gave to your people in Deuteronomy.
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